Suspected bomb in SF deemed phony

Bay City News Report

Published
4:00 am PDT, Thursday, September 25, 2003

Evacuations were canceled in a San Francisco neighborhood this morning after a device resembling a bomb, found attached to a vehicle in the neighborhood, turned out to be a phony explosive, according to San Francisco police Officer S. Gillis.

The vehicle's owner called police at about 6:30 a.m. after spotting the device on the side of the car, which was parked in a driveway near Geary Boulevard and 23rd Avenue.

Police evacuated the area and closed down Geary Boulevard while the device was inspected, according to Gillis.

Gillis said the device was "a little electronic box like you might find in some sort of stereo...with some wires sticking out the back."

Once the device was deemed harmless, police canceled evacuations and re-opened the street.

The resident claims to have no idea who put the device on the vehicle, and so far police have not identified any suspects in the case.

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